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Quebec Bishops Issue a Summons Catholic Rural Action "Farming is a Noble Vocation
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MOST important joint pastoral letter on the rural problem in relation to the social doctrine of the Church has been issued by Cardinal V illeneuve, Archbishop of Quebec, and the 17 Archbishops and Bishops of the civil proviace of (Quebec. While obviously addressing itself to particular conditions in Canada, it applies with equal f orce to those obtaining in this country.
late initiative in the members living oil farms." (3) That rural education should be developed. Here not only the schools but parents have a major part to play. Farming associations should adpt the same programme. "A young men's agricultural association, better known in this country as the J.A.C., has been organised. and will, in time, spread the desire for technical knowledge and further its acquisition." (4) General education in agriThe letter paints a picture of cultural areas, both of the young •IARDINAL VILLENEUVE. agricultural depression, spiritual adult should be improved. Archbishop of Quebec. and material, a growing distaste and the ( 5) Farmers should associate among the young for farming, themselves professional in farm-houses where intemperance, and an ever -quickening drift to "co-operation pro- !ust. and cupidity prevail, be groups. For the towns. tects associates against their dessed by the Most High? The remedies recommended own weakness and against the "How can dishonesty in proare: I 1) That the farmer must dishonest competition of others. be made to realise the dignity of . . . It is evident that the isolated duction, sale, or purchase, adulhis condition, and that young iamily is liable to suffer from rou- teration Of farm products, frlud people should be taught to un- tine in its methods of farming, .n marketing. bring about pace derstand that farming is a lofty and to be exploited by middle- ind prosperity? "How can they who become vocation. "Too many thought- men. . . . A corporate union of less and misguided young men all farmers is the sole preventive rich by usurious or Hiegel means. )N- defrauding their workers of and women decide upon a career against the perils of socialism . :heir wages, by extortiv the merely for personal and material ind Communism." earnings of the poor, of widows, advantages, heedless of the raThe letter gives in detail the tional and national advantages advantages both spiritual and -(1- of orphans. not become hard )f heart and blind to things w hich should be chiefly consideconomic to be derived from such Tiritual?" ered." free corporate organisation. The hierarchy recalls to reWoman's Role. Supreme Remedy. membrance the splendid e:.autple (2) That women should play But the supreme remedy, it , 1; their French-Canadian foi e their role: "They should not dis- points out .hies in the practice of fathers when "their minds and (lain to take part in feminine ag- religion. And "faith and the hearts always turned tov.-ards ricultural otganisations, not to Christian virtues are one." God, while they worked hard on gain preeminence or to direct "How," it asks, "can a land de- God's earth." And on that high . them according to their own filed by blasphemy, beasts of bur- note this majestic appea: and f ancy. hut to honour and stimu- den cursed lw their masters, summons ends.
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